San Juan Water District ~ Board of Directors
Pam Tobin (916) 275-0875
San Juan Water District ~ Board of Directors
Pam Tobin is standing firm against the Sacramento Suburban Water District’s takeover of the San Juan Water District. She is the only candidate fighting to protect our local control over water rights. Pam asserts, 'Don’t give away our local control! We must drill our own wells for water storage and become self-sufficient."
This takeover would hand control of our water usage and rates to Sacramento, allowing outside interests to dictate how we manage our resources. Under this proposal, the Sacramento Suburban Water District could raise water rates, impose mandatory rationing, and control landscaping regulations—decisions that should remain with our community and our ratepayers.
Pam is dedicated to securing federal and state tax dollars to help us drill our own wells within the San Juan Water District, ensuring we remain independent from Sacramento’s influence. Stand with Pam Tobin for re-election—together, we can protect our water rights and maintain local control by drilling our own wells NOW!
Water Rights Protection, Fiscal Planning & Best Business Practices
As a trusted and well-respected leader in the water industry,
Pam Tobin
understands the complexity of local, regional & state water management.
1. Protecting Water Rights: Championing the fundamental right to access and control our water resources.
2. Community Advocacy: Actively representing the interests and needs of our community in all decision-making processes.
3. Local Control: Ensuring that our water rights and resources remain under local governance, empowering our community to make decisions that best serve its needs.
4. Inclusive Representation: Advocating for the rights and voices of all residents, ensuring everyone is represented in discussions about our water future.
5. Collaborative Partnerships: Working closely with the State Water Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers to secure resources and support for our water initiatives.
6. Access to Clean, Safe, and Affordable Drinking Water: Committing to provide every resident with access to reliable and safe drinking water at the lowest possible cost.
7. Infrastructure Improvement: Investing in and enhancing our water infrastructure to meet current and future demands.
8. Maximizing Federal Resources: Leveraging federal tax dollars to fund new and aging infrastructure projects, ensuring sustainable development.
Thank you for allowing me to serve you by ensuring our community has a safe, affordable and reliable drinking water supply.
I'm seeking re-election to the San Juan Water Board of Directors. As a board member, my foremost responsibility and fiduciary duty is to protect and provide you with reliable, clean, safe and affordable drinking water. With extensive experience in water management and a strong commitment to our ratepayers, I advocate for your concerns at San Juan Water District and the Sacramento Region.
I prioritize accountability and responsibility to you, our customers, while fostering crucial partnerships with sister agencies to ensure sustainability and reliability in delivering safe water.
Our pre-1914 water rights at Folsom Lake Reservoir face ongoing challenges and attacks from state and federal agencies. I have build trusted relationships with Congressional representatives, the Governor's office and the State, and through those relationships, I've safeguarded these right and brought home our fair share of over $1.2 million in federal tax dollars in grants to enhance our infrastructure reliability.
My leadership extends to roles as President of the state's premier Association of California Water Agencies, Regional Water Authority, and Sacramento Groundwater Authority. I've championed policies like the California Resiliency Portfolio and Forest Management initiatives to protect our water sources from wildfire risks.
With a proven track record and a deep commitment to our water community, I am dedicated to building a resilient future together. Help me with your support to ensure a sustainable water future for all of us. Thank You.
Leadership
Pam Tobin has served on the Sacramento area’s San Juan Water District Board of Directors and on the Regional Water Authority/Sacramento Groundwater Authority Board of Directors since 2004. She has been active in the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) as a Board Member and Region 4 Chair, belonging to the Federal Affairs and Local Government committees, as well as on the ACWA-Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors and Liability Committee. Pam works as a Realtor and property developer with more than 30 years of experience as a business owner.
As your candidate, Pam Tobin knows the value of being connected. That's why she's running for this position. Help her - help you.
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"Pam Tobin is a relentless warrior in the fight to protect our water rights. Her leadership, spanning local, regional, state and federal levels, ensures our community's needs are prioritized and our voices are amplified. With Pam at the forefront, we stand united in safeguarding our most vital resource, fighting not just for today, but for the future of our community and the generations to come. She is the unwavering advocate we need to ensure that our water rights are not only preserved but fiercely defended."
--Suzanne Jones, Placer County Supervisor--
San Juan Water District has re-initiated discussions with the Sacramento Suburban Water District (SSWD) about the potential to combine the two organizations into one entity. These discussions continue previous collaborations in 2014-15 and 2018-21 that covered various elements of the process of combination. This page will house the links and documents from the current discussions, and those from the earlier activities are available at the links below.
"Even if Sacramento Suburban Water District (SSWD) and SJWD were to merge into one organization, this debt would continue to be the responsibility of the existing SSWD customer base, and would not be imposed on any of SJWD’s retail customers or any of the Wholesale Customer Agencies"
Concerns About the Merger
Loss of Independence and Water Rights:
Advocacy for Groundwater Investment
Rather than pursuing a merger, I strongly advocate for investing in our own groundwater wells. Here’s why:
Conclusion
I understand the motivation behind the proposed merger to address climate change and future drought challenges. However, I firmly believe that investing in our own groundwater infrastructure offers a more sustainable and secure path forward. This strategy allows us to retain control over our water rights, enhance our district’s resiliency, and safeguard its future—without the complications and potential risks posed by a merger.
Thank you for considering my perspective. I am committed to working collaboratively toward a solution that best serves the long-term interests of our district and community.
"With respect to projects that the SJWD Board has approved that financially affect...WCAs (Wholesale Customer Agencies), all of them are related to the treatment and transmission facilities that SJWD operates to serve all of its wholesale customers... 75% of the water that is processed at SJWD’s treatment plant is distributed to the WCAs, and the price we charge for this water is the lowest in the state."
California hosts a substantial, complicated water rights system that allocates water across the state. In addition to a dual system — riparian and appropriate rights — today state courts are recognizing expanded public trust values in determining how the state’s water resources should be best used. Water rights are governed mostly by state law. Water quality issues, which may affect allocation, are regulated separately by both federal and state laws. Water rights can be quite contentious.
California has more than 1,400 named dams and 1,300 reservoirs that help with flood management, water storage and water transport. Hydro-power from dams also provides a relatively pollution-free source of electricity. Dams are owned, maintained and operated by federal, state and local agencies. Are your customers raving about you on social media? Share their great stories to help turn potential customers into loyal ones.
California Aqueduct
The State Water Project’s most visible facility is the 444-mile-long California Aqueduct. The aqueduct, which parallels Interstate 5 through the San Joaquin Valley, transports water from Oroville Dam to Lake Perris in Southern California.
Central Valley Project
Constructed long ago by federal effort to help create farmland, the Central Valley Project is one of the biggest water and transport systems in the entire world. In years of normal precipitation, it stores and distributes about 20 percent of the state’s developed water through its massive system of reservoirs and canals.Water is transported 450 miles from Lake Shasta in Northern California to Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Along the way, the CVP encompasses 18 dams and reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 11 million acre-feet, 11 power plants and three fish hatcheries. As part of this, the Delta Mendota Canal and Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River deliver water to farms in the Central Valley.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam, located on the American River above the city of Sacramento, is part of the Central Valley Project. It includes water storage (Folsom Lake), power generation and conveyance facilities.
State Water Project
The State Water Project (SWP) is responsible for bringing drinking water to 25 million people and provides irrigation for 750,000 acres of farmland. Without it California would never have become the economic powerhouse it is today.
The nation’s largest state-built water and power development and conveyance system, the SWP diverts water from the Feather River to the Central Valley, South Bay Area and Southern California. Its key feature is the 444-mile long California Aqueduct that can be viewed from Interstate 5.
The SWP has required the construction of 21 dams and more than 700 miles canals, pipelines and tunnels. To reach Southern California, the water must be pumped 2,000 feet over the Tehachapi Mountains; it’s the highest water lift in the world.
Today, about 30 percent of SWP water is used for irrigation, mostly in the San Joaquin Valley, and about 70 percent is used for residential, municipal and industrial use, mainly in Southern California but also in the Bay Area. The SWP was built and is operated by the California Department of Water Resources.
To watch a slideshow about the SWP, click here.
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